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    Windows XP Pro Reduced Media Edition

    in Unattended Windows 2000/XP/2003

    Posted

    There is no huge difference between Windows XP Professional and the Reduced Media Edition. There is no way anyone can look at the mere desktop and deduce that they are using the Reduced Media Edition. Microsoft has bundled Service Pack 2, which includes the Windows Security Center. Again, exploring the control panel, we see the usual suspects including Windows Firewall and a few others. The only indication that a user is using Windows XP RME is during the welcome screen after the OS is installed. The welcome screen clearly reads: “This reduced media version of Windows XP includes standard Windows functionality, with the exception of certain Windows multimedia technologies.” Also, peeping into the system properties, the system is labeled, Reduced Media Edition and clearly states that the system is at the Service Pack 2 level.

    Users can’t play any .WMA files. Windows doesn’t recognize its own file format, and prompts the user to use the web to find the appropriate application which will play the file. In addition, since there is no media player of any kind in this version of Windows, you can’t play any type of music or video media.

    Microsoft was ordered to remove more than just Windows Media Player from the OS; the EU decision required Microsoft to remove a total of 186 files. You can read more on Microsoft’s Implementation of European Commission Decision here.

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    Help needed.

    in Unattended Windows 2000/XP/2003

    Posted

    After a more indepth look (im not sure if these make any difference)

    FullName=Dave
    OrgName=Poly

    could be strings so should be:

    FullName="Dave"
    OrgName="Poly"

    Also make sure the drive letters are correct on the commands D:\ etc

    CommonProgramFilesDir="D:\Program Files\My Common Files"

    and the components thing

    other than that I cannot see anything wrong, if the problem continues look here

    http://unattended.msfn.org/global/reference.htm

    good luck

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    When and where to apply my RegTweaks

    in Unattended Windows 2000/XP/2003

    Posted

    The way Astalavista says is a good way to do it.

    Im guessing from your post you dont seem to understand how it works.

    When placing the file in the $OEM$ folder this is the default place which wont be placed on your drive but the root of the unattended which the Winnt.sif picks up.

    SO

    When you put the following commands in your Winnt.sif

    [COMMANDS]
    "REGEDIT /S tweaks.reg"

    The Winnt.sif looks at your $OEM$ folder and will execute the file silently when setup is finished with the /S switch.

    Another way would be to put the tweaks file in $OEM$/$1 which will be copying the file to your drive ie. C:\ and then executing this with command below, but this requires a cleanup cmd or something to delete it afterwards.

    [COMMANDS]
    "REGEDIT /S %systemdrive%\tweaks.reg"

    Simple but effective. :thumbup

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    2 or 3 Problems with unattend.txt

    in Unattended Windows 2000/XP/2003

    Posted

    With your themes

    [Shell]
    CustomDefaultThemeFile = "%WinDir%\Resources\Themes\Windows Classic.Theme"
    DefaultThemesOff=Yes
    DefaultStartPanelOff=Yes

    try removing

    CustomDefaultThemeFile = "%WinDir%\Resources\Themes\Windows Classic.Theme"

    so its

    [Shell]
    DefaultThemesOff=Yes
    DefaultStartPanelOff=Yes

    setting default themes off should put classic on by default

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    Msn Messenger 7

    in Application Installs

    Posted

    Read the posts above, the guy has explained how to operate the switches so you dont have to install toolbar etc. Every version of MSN is pretty much built the same so the switches from previous versions should work on newer.

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    Registry Tweaks

    in Unattended Windows 2000/XP/2003

    Posted

    better way for the above tweak is:

    ; ==== Adds MsConfig to right click My computer
    [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}\shell\MsConfig]

    [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}\shell\MsConfig\command]
    @="msconfig.exe /S"

    this saves entering your windows dir at the start :)

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    Startup Aplication How To ?

    in Unattended Windows 2000/XP/2003

    Posted

    If i understand you correctly you want to add your application into the startup options of windows so it loads everytime you start windows. Well to do this you can do the following.

    Add an entry into the registry will make your program load on windows startup. Either use HKLM or HKCU, thats your choice.

    [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run]
    "<name you want for app>"="<app path>"

    [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run]
    "<name you want for app>"="<app path>"

    So for example if i had a program called mike it could be:

    [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run]
    "mikesprogram"="c:\program files\mike.exe"

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